Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[silhillvilla]

Hopefully they can all take a lot of confidence from this including lambert. Would be lovely to go to Swansea and take a point minimum now. We are looking much more solid at the back and if we can get Benteke chances we can start climbing the league.

[villan from luton]

Hopefully Gabby's red card won't get rescinded. I think we'll play much better in the next 3 games without him as displayed in the 25 minutes he wasn't on for.

Spot on - he's a waste of a shirt . He hides .

That is wrong, he put a shift in today

[Goldie.7]

Hopefully Gabby's red card won't get rescinded. I think we'll play much better in the next 3 games without him as displayed in the 25 minutes he wasn't on for.

Spot on - he's a waste of a shirt . He hides .

That is wrong, he put a shift in today

I thought N'Zogbia got in better positions (albeit a few were off-side) for the little time than he was on than Gabby did for 65 minutes. If you call holding up the ball a few times by the tunnel 'putting in a shift' then he done well.

[leylandalbion]

There was a point just before half time - ball was cleared down our right - and was just stood in the centre circle - daydreaming.  His touch was poor (1 on a 3 v 3 attack) and that led to him getting sent off.  I hope it is rescinded, but I do think he should be dropped. 

[Fin Feds Dad]

Hopefully Gabby's red card won't get rescinded. I think we'll play much better in the next 3 games without him as displayed in the 25 minutes he wasn't on for.

Spot on - he's a waste of a shirt . He hides .

That is wrong, he put a shift in today

How exactly ? There were dozens of times today when he could have shown for the ball , got across his defender to make himself available or even do something as simple as run a channel for a ball to be played into and relieve pressure .

He did nothing - he hides behind defenders - never shows in front .

[Matt Collins]

People moaning about the tactics. Moaning about brad passing it out

Jesus fucking Christ. Villa have been awful to watch for bloody ages, we're genuinely improved of late, including in defence. Sanchez is looking much better. All of our centre backs are playing really well. Benteke is a menace

Let's just enjoy the progress. It's tbere statistically, visually and emotionally.

[atomicjam]

People moaning about the tactics. Moaning about brad passing it out

Jesus fucking Christ. Villa have been awful to watch for bloody ages, we're genuinely improved of late, including in defence. Sanchez is looking much better. All of our centre backs are playing really well. Benteke is a menace

Let's just enjoy the progress. It's tbere statistically, visually and emotionally.

100% agree.

[Toronto Villa]

People moaning about the tactics. Moaning about brad passing it out

Jesus fucking Christ. Villa have been awful to watch for bloody ages, we're genuinely improved of late, including in defence. Sanchez is looking much better. All of our centre backs are playing really well. Benteke is a menace

Let's just enjoy the progress. It's tbere statistically, visually and emotionally.

couldn't agree more. I said before the start that the approach to the game was as important maybe even more important than the result. We not only got a good result, but our overall play, attitude and willingness to be patient and pass it is really positive step. I hope if nothing else we keep at this, because against worse sides than Man U who have spent an absolute fortune in the past 2 seasons we will prevail. Swansea and Southampton in recent seasons have proved that getting results by playing good football on a limited budget is achievable.

[Tom_Mc9?]

People enjoy moaning.

[OzVilla]

Well done Villa, far better than I'd expected.

[Gareth]

I'm no Lambert fan but I think today he has to be credited, he set us up to match them and it was a pleasure to see our players execute properly.  That very rare occurrence, I actually enjoyed a game.

Guzan was excellent, last 10 minutes he was as dominant in his area as any keeper you'll see.

Lowton, contrary to some of the comments I've seen I actually thought he did well, most of the time he kept Young on his left foot and didn't let him cut in.

Cissokho looks a little lost when going forward, the fact we are so narrow left him & Delph out alone on the left too much.

Vlaar, slotted back in nicely.

Okore, superb again...wonder if we would have ever seen him if it hadn't been for injuries.

Clark, my MotM again, thought he was immense.

Sanchez, pushed Clark, thought he was excellent, not in a Makoun way where Utd let him have the ball but in a combative, calm way.

Delph, excellent alongside Sanchez.

Weimann, worked himself to a standstill, unfamiliar position but he did his job.

Benteke, bullied the soft lads at the back - gr8 hit!!

Gabby, never a red card in a million years - piss poor refereeing, got to be rescinded, surely??

Bacuna, looked lively

N'zogbia - if we wanted an offside runner we'd have kept Darren!

What we need now is to see this performance built on, history shows us that good displays are quickly followed up with disappointment - please Lambert, let's make this the opposite!

Mr Mason with his equally incompetent colleague Mr Swarbrick are making a captivating case to push Dowd out of the top 3 garbage refs list!

[Somniloquism]

I see the BBC match report is really fair and unbiased.

[Goldie.7]

Young - an absolute wanker. Gabby should deck him before he gets on the team bus!!

Gabby probably would get a few months ban for violent conduct if he did that. What did Young do to get Gabby the red? It was the ref running over like madman that made the mistake.

Quote from one of their more sensible fans on RC

Credit to Villa though. Harsh red and they still could have won it.

Summed it up for me, that's how I saw it.
 

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I see the BBC match report is really fair and unbiased.

Reads like a glowing reference for inclusion in The Red Devils' new prospectus!

[brian green]

I still have serious misgivings about Sanchez.   Delph's sharpness and reading of the game made Sanchez look imprecise and uncertain.  The basics of a good player are there for all to see but he needs to sharpen up.   In my opinion.